RAMESH KUMAR Vs. SUNITA SHARMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SHORN off unnecessary details, the brief facts, relevant for disposal of the present revision petition and emanating from the record, are that Ramesh Kumar -Petitioner husband filed a petition against his wife Sunita Sharma -Respondent, for dissolution of their marriage, by a decree of divorce, as contemplated under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955(hereinafter to be referred as "the Act"). During the course of pendency of the divorce petition, the Respondent -wife moved an application for maintenance pendente lite and expenses of the proceedings, invoking the provisions of Section 24 of the Act.

(2.) THE Petitioner -husband contested her claim and filed the reply. The trial Court accepted the application of the Respondent -wife and directed him (Petitioner -husband) to pay a sum of Rs. 3,000/ -per month as maintenance pendente lite and Rs. 1500/ -per month as litigation expenses, over and above, the amount of maintenance of Rs. 3200/ -per month, granted to her in the main suit under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, as per judgment and decree dated 28.02.2007, by way of impugned order dated 17.09.2008.

(3.) AFTER hearing the learned Counsel for the parties, going through the record with their valuable assistance and after considering the entire matter deeply, to my mind, the instant revision petition deserves to be accepted in this regard.